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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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